EP4004287C0 - Welding unit for welding rails of a track - Google Patents

Welding unit for welding rails of a track

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EP4004287C0
EP4004287C0 EP20735558.7A EP20735558A EP4004287C0 EP 4004287 C0 EP4004287 C0 EP 4004287C0 EP 20735558 A EP20735558 A EP 20735558A EP 4004287 C0 EP4004287 C0 EP 4004287C0
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Prior art keywords
welding
track
rails
unit
welding unit
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP4004287A1 (en
EP4004287B1 (en
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Andreas Bauer
Markus Öllinger
Ronald Steiner
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Plasser und Theurer Export Von Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH
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Plasser und Theurer Export Von Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B11/00—Rail joints
    • E01B11/44—Non-dismountable rail joints; Welded joints
    • E01B11/46—General methods for making gapless tracks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K11/00—Resistance welding; Severing by resistance heating
    • B23K11/04—Flash butt welding
    • B23K11/046—Apparatus therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B29/00—Laying, rebuilding, or taking-up tracks; Tools or machines therefor
    • E01B29/42—Undetachably joining or fastening track components in or on the track, e.g. by welding, by gluing; Pre-assembling track components by gluing; Sealing joints with filling components
    • E01B29/46—Devices for holding, positioning, or urging together the rail ends
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K37/00—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups
    • B23K37/02—Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element
    • B23K37/0211—Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element travelling on a guide member, e.g. rail, track
    • B23K37/0217—Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element travelling on a guide member, e.g. rail, track the guide member being fixed to the workpiece
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K37/00—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups
    • B23K37/02—Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element
    • B23K37/0282—Carriages forming part of a welding unit
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2101/00—Articles made by soldering, welding or cutting
    • B23K2101/26—Railway- or like rails
EP20735558.7A 2019-07-31 2020-06-30 Welding unit for welding rails of a track Active EP4004287B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ATA265/2019A AT522860B1 (en) 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 Welding unit for welding rails of a track
PCT/EP2020/068321 WO2021018497A1 (en) 2019-07-31 2020-06-30 Welding unit for welding rails of a track

Publications (3)

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EP4004287A1 EP4004287A1 (en) 2022-06-01
EP4004287B1 EP4004287B1 (en) 2023-06-21
EP4004287C0 true EP4004287C0 (en) 2023-06-21

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EP20735558.7A Active EP4004287B1 (en) 2019-07-31 2020-06-30 Welding unit for welding rails of a track

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US (1) US20220316146A1 (en)
EP (1) EP4004287B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2022542689A (en)
KR (1) KR20220038292A (en)
CN (1) CN114173979A (en)
AT (1) AT522860B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2020322628A1 (en)
BR (1) BR112022001525A2 (en)
CA (1) CA3143281A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2956458T3 (en)
MX (1) MX2022000986A (en)
PL (1) PL4004287T3 (en)
UA (1) UA126784C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2021018497A1 (en)

Family Cites Families (13)

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GB1056812A (en) * 1964-01-17 1967-02-01 Inst Elektroswarki Patona Resistance flash butt-welding machine
AU517045B2 (en) * 1977-07-08 1981-07-02 C. Delachaux SA Aligning and setting gap between rails
US4175897A (en) 1978-01-05 1979-11-27 Golomovzjuk Ivan K Apparatus for removing flash from resistance butt-weld joints in rails
AT394960B (en) * 1990-06-15 1992-08-10 Plasser Bahnbaumasch Franz MOBILE TORCH WELDING UNIT
SE9504368D0 (en) * 1995-12-05 1995-12-05 Esab Ab Hopsvetsningsanordning
DE19735195C1 (en) * 1997-08-14 1999-01-21 Bosch Gmbh Robert Welding unit
AT6690U3 (en) 2003-11-06 2004-11-25 Plasser Bahnbaumasch Franz PROCESS FOR WELDING RAILS OF A TRAIL
AT507243B1 (en) * 2008-08-04 2010-06-15 Plasser Bahnbaumasch Franz WELDING UNIT FOR WELDING RAILS OF A TRAIL
AT507560B1 (en) * 2008-12-03 2010-06-15 Plasser Bahnbaumasch Franz WELDING UNIT FOR WELDING RAILS
CA2756080C (en) * 2009-04-16 2017-04-04 Davide Vaia Welding head for rail welding
AT14053U1 (en) * 2013-08-02 2015-03-15 Plasser & Theurer Export Von Bahnbaumaschinen Gmbh Welding unit for welding rails of a track
AU2015327393B2 (en) * 2014-10-01 2019-11-21 Plasser & Theurer Export Von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft M.B.H. Welding unit
UA116022C2 (en) * 2015-12-15 2018-01-25 Інститут Електрозварювання Ім. Є.О. Патона Нан України CONTACT STICK WELDING MACHINE

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EP4004287A1 (en) 2022-06-01
UA126784C2 (en) 2023-02-01
ES2956458T3 (en) 2023-12-21
JP2022542689A (en) 2022-10-06
EP4004287B1 (en) 2023-06-21
WO2021018497A1 (en) 2021-02-04
AT522860A1 (en) 2021-02-15
AT522860B1 (en) 2023-05-15
PL4004287T3 (en) 2023-11-27
MX2022000986A (en) 2022-02-16
US20220316146A1 (en) 2022-10-06
BR112022001525A2 (en) 2022-03-22
AU2020322628A1 (en) 2022-01-27
KR20220038292A (en) 2022-03-28
CN114173979A (en) 2022-03-11
CA3143281A1 (en) 2021-02-04

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